English Olympiad Class 8 - Sample paper 13

Q) The new school bus is parked _______ the corner _______ the school.

A. in, on

B. on, with

C. by, up

D. round, from

Q) I will go to the concert _______ we can all go together.

A. unless

B. only if

C. consequently

D. happening that

Q) You shouldn’t eat fish when it’s hot, _______?

A. are you

B. should you

C. have you

D. could you

Q) I was told that Edwin _______ well this week which is why he could not come.

A. isn’t

B. wasn’t being

C. hadn’t been

D. didn’t be

Q) Prices are too high, and they will remain _______ until inflation comes down.

A. that

B. as

C. there

D. so

Q) Colonists would have left sooner _______ they been asked to leave.

A. if

B. had

C. when

D. were

Q) That is really not good news, why on earth _______ have done such a thing?

A. would you

B. you would

C. would

D. you

Q) All of _______ birds in the forest are being killed by _______ pollution.

A. the, no article

B. the, a

C. no article, no article

D. no article, a

Q) There is concern that the standard of _______ in Europe is much worse than it was 10 years ago.

A. educate

B. educating

C. educated

D. education

Q) I was almost ready to go out, but losing one of my shoes really threw _______ spanner in the works.

A. the

B. some

C. a

D. like

Q) I feel quite _______ after that long journey and I think I may have a cold too.

A. jogged down

B. run down

C. sat up

D. moved in

Q) After many meetings and much study, the _______ to move was made by the school board.

A. decidedly

B. decisive

C. decision

D. deciding

Q) I think this bag is _______ because I saw that girl put it down.

A. she

B. hers

C. her

D. she’s

Q) Often the biggest problem with my _______ is that my style is weak.

A. painting

B. painted

C. paint

D. paints

Q) The new gym building _______ over the summer break and should be ready soon.

A. is built

B. had been built

C. was built

D. was being built

Q) In the wild, it has been noticed that animals often behave very _______ towards their newborns.

A. gently

B. greatly

C. blandly

D. fatly

Q) _______ I hadn’t been expecting any visitors, I was wearing pyjamas when the doorbell rang.

A. While

B. Why

C. Since

D. Due to

Q) I _______ for hours if I’d been allowed to.

A. must be talking

B. probably was talking

C. are going to talk

D. would have talked

Q) We’ll need to discuss _______ we should close the shop.

A. about

B. whether

C. that

D. what

Q) It is difficult to _______ the reaction to the defeat.

A. quantify

B. count

C. develop

D. recompense

Q) There is great _______ between the new teacher and I.

A. attitude

B. rapport

C. happiness

D. encouragement

Q) The results of the experiments will be _______ in the next class.

A. damaged

B. underplayed

C. scrutinised

D. positioned

Q) The choir sang in _______ for the first time today.

A. unison

B. botanical

C. connection

D. definition